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The Wayman family in front of a tipi, Three Lakes, Wisconsin, 1900-1920.
The Waymans, an Ojibwe family in northeastern Wisconsin, pose with evergreen boughs collected to sell as Christmas decorations. Photo by Arthur J. Kingsbury. 
via: Langlade County Historical Society
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The Wayman family in front of a tipi, Three Lakes, Wisconsin, 1900-1920.

The Waymans, an Ojibwe family in northeastern Wisconsin, pose with evergreen boughs collected to sell as Christmas decorations. Photo by Arthur J. Kingsbury. 

via: Langlade County Historical Society

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Entertainment poster, Northernaire Resort, Three Lakes, Wisconsin.
This poster was distributed to the guests of the Northernaire. Chicken-In-The-Woods was a unique restaurant owned by the Northernaire that allowed guests to view wildlife up close while enjoying a midnight snack. 
via: Three Lakes Historical Society
Thanks again to Breanna Norton, this week’s guest curator!
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Entertainment poster, Northernaire Resort, Three Lakes, Wisconsin.

This poster was distributed to the guests of the Northernaire. Chicken-In-The-Woods was a unique restaurant owned by the Northernaire that allowed guests to view wildlife up close while enjoying a midnight snack.

via: Three Lakes Historical Society

Thanks again to Breanna Norton, this week’s guest curator!

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Staff show, Camp O-Tahn-Agon, Three Lakes, Wisconsin, 1950.
The 1950 O-Tahn-Agon Camp staff gather for a picture after the annual staff show. This all-girls camp began in 1943, taking over land that was a boys’ camp, Camp Minne Wonka, when it shut down during WWII.
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Staff show, Camp O-Tahn-Agon, Three Lakes, Wisconsin, 1950.

The 1950 O-Tahn-Agon Camp staff gather for a picture after the annual staff show. This all-girls camp began in 1943, taking over land that was a boys’ camp, Camp Minne Wonka, when it shut down during WWII.

via: Three Lakes Historical Society

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Jim Stedjee, age four, at Camp Minne Wonka, Three Lakes, Wisconsin, 1939-1940.
Camp Minne Wonka on Virgin Lake in Three Lakes was the first private boys’ camp in Wisconsin. It closed in 1943 after thirty-one years of service due to the demands of World War II. 
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Jim Stedjee, age four, at Camp Minne Wonka, Three Lakes, Wisconsin, 1939-1940.

Camp Minne Wonka on Virgin Lake in Three Lakes was the first private boys’ camp in Wisconsin. It closed in 1943 after thirty-one years of service due to the demands of World War II.

via: Three Lakes Historical Society

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The Northernaire Resort, Three Lakes, Wisconsin
This postcard of the Northernaire Resort shows just how small and intimate the early Northwoods resorts were. The Northernaire was designed by baseball legend Cy Williams and built by Carl Marty in 1947.
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The Northernaire Resort, Three Lakes, Wisconsin

This postcard of the Northernaire Resort shows just how small and intimate the early Northwoods resorts were. The Northernaire was designed by baseball legend Cy Williams and built by Carl Marty in 1947.

via: Three Lakes Historical Society

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Postcard of the Northernaire Resort, opened 1948 near Three Lakes, Wisconsin.
The Northernaire, or the “Waldorf of the Wilderness” as it was fondly called, was a luxury resort located on Deer and Big Stone Lakes in northeastern Wisconsin. 
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Postcard of the Northernaire Resort, opened 1948 near Three Lakes, Wisconsin.

The Northernaire, or the “Waldorf of the Wilderness” as it was fondly called, was a luxury resort located on Deer and Big Stone Lakes in northeastern Wisconsin. 

via: Three Lakes Historical Society

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